“Did I see you with Juliette Monroe? Where did she go?” Michael said. His casual ability to sound both polite and superior simultaneously amazed Julie. “Julie went to use the restroom before the event to avoid missing anything.” Beckett Heinz, or Beck as his friends called him, said. “So, you are friends of hers?” Michael asked. He then continued when Aria rudely interrupted him. Julie didn’t know how Aria wasn’t feeling annoyed by the wild swinging of her drop earring. They sparkled intensely, as Aria sought maximum attention. Even now, Julie worried her outfit was too understated for this gathering. Unlike Aria’s over the top outfit. They expected creativity from Julie and crazy from Aria. Aria’s words ran right over Stephen Jones, Julie’s agent. “Aren’t you going to introduce me, Michael dear?” Aria said in a loud voice with a huge smile. She wasn’t really asking. She demanded to be the centre of attention. “We work w

“Really, Micky baby. I just want that big hard cock of yours stretching me open and showing me exactly what I’ve been missing.” Aria stopped right in front of Michael, and he struggled not to flinch when she grabbed the front of his pants. “I couldn’t care less where you fucked her, as long as you fuck me.” “Oh, I’ll fuck you alright. But I give the orders, you sexy little slut.” She ate up his words, oblivious to Michael’s disgust. She believed he was acting for her. Michael struggled with this. He’d fucked Aria many times before their aborted wedding. He knew sex with her wasn’t bad at all. Aria’s presence now was solely for Michael to show his ability to replace Juliette. Aria was ready to move on from her fling and start dating again. The idea felt strangely wrong when it should feel right. He’d replace Juliette with Aria for a time. But if Aria thought for a minute, he’d marry her, then she fooled herself. She was a tool to him.

The next morning Michael woke from a deep sleep with his tablet lying on Juliette’s pillow and remembered last night. The gallery and the confrontation. Allowing Aria to stay and the sloppy unfulfilling sex. He imagined himself as the male protagonist in the three novels he had read. It wasn’t pretty seeing him treat women like that and reading how it left them feeling. He’d laughed and cried. It disgusted him and turned him on to the point his dick was sore from jerking off to relieve himself. Now Michael was ready to put Aria through her paces. He’d sent a list to her phone of the things he expected from her each day. She’d start today. Let’s test her resilience, just like Juliette when life throws a curveball. Michael knew her father spoiled her to the extreme. Her father clarified he expected Michael to keep that going. He agreed initially, but never intended to follow through. After all, Aria’s father spoiled her only to keep her quiet and to avo

“So, without further ado, I’ll start the reading and then go to signing your books. I’m afraid I won’t be taking questions. However, we have several ways you can get your questions to me, and I will select the best questions and post them in my next newsletter and on my website. I hope you will enjoy the section I’ve chosen to read tonight.” Juliette read a spicy scene from her novel, and a few cameras took pictures of her doing this. The owner quietly had them stop taking photos. Juliette felt trapped in her own personal torment. It couldn’t end soon enough. All she could feel was Michael’s eyes watching her. Judging her. In the end, Juliette moved to the table and began her signing section of the event. She became too busy to keep track of Aria and Michael, but she could still feel Michael’s nearness. It wasn’t until she heard Aria’s upset, whining tone. “I don’t want it anymore if she’s the one behind writing it. I want to go home now. Take me

Leon knew Aria wouldn’t last with Michael. Michael didn’t realize that Aria and he were too toxic with each other. Michael needed tender loving care. Leon possessed something that Michael never experienced in his childhood. He also knew Michael completely denied this and tried to ignore his need for love or caring of any kind completely. Aria, too, tried initially to use their similarities to gain Michael’s attention. She, however, learned that attention worked well as a weapon and a tool. It didn’t solve or achieve anything with Michael, though. Her purpose using the sympathy and pathetic card served her, including pity for profit, benefits from sex to gain a place to stay. She also used it to punish people. Aria manipulated people to create discord for her own trivial motives. Aria destroyed her competition like that and hurt those that might block her from gaining her latest desire. Everyone believed Leon caved to Aria’s every whim, but in private, he didn’t. He knew he